“LIKE HIRING AN INTERN” The data shows that AI has effortlessly become part of our everyday lives FROM PLANNING A garden to organizing a meal…making a playlist to designing a gift…writing an office memo to composing a wedding speech…skimming a reading list to sorting through massive photo archives—these days, AI is being used in all […]
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IN OBSERVANCE OF “The Year of the Machines,” I wanted to emphasize the need for our state’s workers to learn as much as they can about AI. To make the point of how effective AI can be in your working life, I asked our AI friend Bard, from Google, to help me say a few words: “As artificial
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THE TECHNOLOGY OF INFLUENCE As long as there have been people, there have been “influencers.” Tech has taken the game to a whole new level Nitin Agarwal, Ph.D., Maulden-Entergy Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science, Director, Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS), University of Arkansas at Little Rock FROM THE CAVEMAN
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DRONES HAVE BEEN around since World War I, and the long narrative of their history has been heavily entwined with warfare itself. Today, though, a drone overhead doesn’t mean you need to duck and cover. In the modern world, drone technology is increasingly used for all manner of peaceful purposes. In 2016, Virginia-Beach based DroneUp
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A PARENT’S GUIDE TO IT CAREERS If you think your child’s future lies with the local fast-food outlets, here are 6 excellent reasons to think again The ACDS Team A PROFESSOR WE know was on a college recruiting visit to a medium-size Arkansas city when the mother of an 18-year-old daughter approached him with an
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROMISES to be a new perennial conversation, much like the weather: Will our AI days be sunny, or are we doomed to experience the dark, cloudy reality of increased record-breaking turbulence? This month we posed some AI questions to Lee Watson, whose Forge Institute focuses on training and policies in the realm of
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STEEL 2.0 How technology is transforming legacy manufacturing By Dwain Hebda Senior Editor, ITArkansas Magazine WHEN PEOPLE IMAGINE being in a rewarding tech career, chances are they picture themselves in a variety of work settings: an office, coworking space, or lab where they spend their time bootstrapping a startup, developing a cutting-edge app, or writing
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HOT SUMMER, COOL CERTIFICATIONS There’s no better time to take the plunge into your next career level Clint Hankinson, ACDS Director of Marketing IN TODAY’S RAPIDLY evolving technology landscape, staying ahead of the curve and acquiring the right skills can be a game-changer for your career growth. Technology certifications are a valuable asset for professionals,
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HERE IS A bit of a riddle: What do Isaac Newton, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, and the Apollo astronauts have in common? They all used slide rules. Slide rules were invented in the 1600s and were a valued tool for engineers through the mid 1970s, when pocket calculators became affordable and much easier to use.
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THIS MONTH’S NEWSLETTER explores new horizons, including compelling articles from the experts on business transformation, Robotic Process Automation, and even current data on the silent epidemic of sleeplessness in America. I believe you’ll find both inspiration and insight in this month’s edition, and we invite your feedback. I’m also pleased to announce that April Ambrose
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